fifth form

Chapter 3443 Internal Library Access
Zhang Xuezhou has ideals in his heart.

In the past, he thought that his ultimate goal was to defeat Donghua with all his might. After eliminating the threat of Donghua, he would become a lazy bum and stop living a high-intensity life.

Perhaps it was because Donghua had been separated from his body for too long, or perhaps because Donghua was far from Chang'an, Zhang Xuezhou felt a little more relaxed. He reviewed his life and also had ideals after constantly encountering the unknown.

His idea sounds far-fetched, but he might actually be able to achieve what he says by using the giant tree.

For example, when Zhang Xuezhou was studying the time travel cycle, he also discovered that the giant tree could change its travel direction, thus potentially allowing it to explore another world.

If Zhang Xuezhou needs to continuously search during his journey, or if he needs coordinates sent from other worlds, then he may be able to travel.

Zhang Xuezhou could potentially possess a physical body and identity in another world simply through methods such as soul possession, without needing to resort to violent and ostentatious means like the Fire Meteor attack.

Of course, this kind of pursuit will be a long time from now; at least Zhang Xuezhou is unlikely to do such a thing at present.

He currently needs to honestly seek opportunities to improve his abilities, resolve the many troubles he faces, and even seek the possibility of destroying the Xiong Kingdom for a sacrificial ceremony.

"Expel the Xiong Kingdom's army and crush its royal family?"

The new emperor was racking his brains over what reward to give Zhang Xuezhou, and after hearing about Zhang Xuezhou's pursuit, he was even more bewildered.

He only snapped out of his daze when Zhang Xuezhou mentioned the current predicament of the Han Dynasty.

Daojun was defeated, the ancestral land of Longcheng was destroyed, Wei Qing was enfeoffed as a Marquis within the Pass, and his fame spread widely among the various armies after being enfeoffed in one battle. Li Guang, Gongsun Ao and others were sentenced to death according to the law, but were pardoned and became commoners because they paid a lot of ransom. There was an extremely turbulent adjustment in the Han court and the army. The new emperor even wanted to appoint Zhang Xuezhou as prime minister.

Many things were being dealt with in Chang'an, but this did not mean the end of the war.

The war between the Han Dynasty and the Xiong Kingdom continued. The Xiong Kingdom army that had captured Shanggu County did not leave, and even occupied some empty cities as temporary camps.

The war has not yet reached a decisive outcome. The Xiong Kingdom's army has not been annihilated, nor has Chang'an been breached by their forces. The two sides remain locked in a constant struggle.

Normally, the new emperor believed that the great cultivators of the Fiend Kingdom would still be targets of the court's high-ranking officials.

For example, attacking Zhu Jiuyin, Jiuling Yuansheng, and the evil sorcerers of the Xiong Kingdom will become the mainstream, while legion warfare will be planned by Wei Qing and others, seeking to eliminate the Xiong Kingdom legion at the lowest cost.

It was a fairly normal idea to expel the Xiong Kingdom's army from the Han Dynasty's territory, but the new emperor did not expect that Zhang Xuezhou would begin to focus his efforts on eliminating cultivators from the Xiong Kingdom's royal family.

"You want to plunge the royal family of the Xiong Kingdom into infighting?"

Zhang Xuezhou had some ulterior motives regarding magical rituals, while the new emperor had a different idea.

There's no need to study the royal family of the Xiong Kingdom; just looking at the various struggles and conflicts within the Han Dynasty makes it clear that the consequences of the royal family's imbalance are extremely serious.

The new emperor also spent more than ten years climbing the ranks before consolidating his position. For many years, he was constrained and it was difficult for the government to be efficient and the people to live in harmony.

Whether it was to protect him or for other reasons, there were many internal conflicts within the Han imperial family, and these conflicts still exist today.

If internal chaos can be created within the royal family of the Xiong Kingdom, the army invading the Han territory is likely to split, thus achieving twice the result with half the effort.

"This is a bit too difficult to achieve!"

The new emperor pondered for a few seconds before replying.

That's the gist of it, but it's extremely difficult to implement.

Putting everything else aside, simply locating the members of the Xiong Kingdom's royal family is a challenge. Furthermore, the Xiong Kingdom's Great Chanyu is constantly leading troops in battle, making it extremely difficult to ambush and kill them within the army. For a new emperor of the True Self Realm to find this so difficult, the difficulty of achieving such a feat is indeed exceptionally high.

Otherwise, the Fiend Kingdom would have already used the same method to behead the high-ranking officials of the Great Han Dynasty. Of course, the great cultivators of the Fiend Kingdom have done many such things in the past. Whether it was Daojun and others entering Chang'an City, or many sorcerers from the Yedi River Holy Land entering the palace using the Yang Soul Incarnation Technique, many of these things have happened in the past few years.

Now it was the Han Dynasty's turn to retaliate in the same way.

"I'll scout ahead first, and if there's an opportunity, I'll gather a few powerful cultivators and launch a long-distance raid to kill them!"

"also!"

Zhang Xuezhou readily agreed to the task, leaving the new emperor speechless for a moment.

In short, Zhang Xuezhou is very energetic and proactive. He doesn't need to arrange or instruct others to do anything; they will take the initiative to do it.

This is most likely the minister that the emperor finds most worry-free and trustworthy.

But the new emperor vaguely felt that something was wrong, probably because there were too few people like this under his command, and he was still somewhat unaccustomed to it.

"I've brought you the token and key to the Imperial Treasury. Take whatever you need and pick it out yourself!"

Touching the large Qiankun bag wrapped around his waist, the new emperor took out the inner treasury access token used to store the court's finest supplies, and gave Zhang Xuezhou a key for piecing together the key to open the door.

Although Zhang Xuezhou did not serve as prime minister, he was still given the same treatment as everyone else.

The new emperor had his reasons for being so at ease. He had previously granted Zhang Xuezhou the right to enter and leave the inner treasury three times, but Zhang Xuezhou had not entered or left the inner treasury to this day, nor had he taken any rare items.

Whether it's about merit or character, the new emperor felt completely at ease.

If Zhang Xuezhou had the same character as Tian Fen, who couldn't refuse gifts and liked to receive them, he would have hesitated.

It was precisely because Zhang Xuezhou was not greedy and was mindful of boundaries that he granted him important authority, and he believed that even if Zhang Xuezhou took some important items, what he did would be beneficial.

For example, his collaboration with Zhang Xuezhou in alchemy on several occasions has generally been more beneficial than harmful, and this collaboration is likely to continue in the future.

"Speaking of which, I happen to need to find something in the inner warehouse!"

Zhang Xuezhou nodded and accepted the token and jade key.

Sacrificing the Great Chanyu of the Xiong Kingdom is not simply a matter of capturing him; it requires first creating the Five Elements Flag, which gathers the Qi, and then collecting the Qi Flag, and the flagpole that takes root in the ground is also quite special.

The jade key can open the inner treasury for searching, while the token can change the direction in which the court collects resources.

Zhang Xuezhou was quite pleased with the gift from the new emperor, which even implicitly granted him unlimited choice of spoils in the ancestral land of Longcheng.

"What are your needs?" the new emperor asked curiously.

“I want to make a few flags to use,” Zhang Xuezhou said.

"The array flags are indeed excellent. Properly utilizing the power of the array can achieve twice the result with half the effort," the new emperor said. "The Five Ghosts Yin Wind Array held by Black Mountain still makes me shudder. I almost fell into it and couldn't extricate myself. Speaking of which, I also saw four sword array diagrams in that underground palace. Those four array diagrams were extremely profound..."

After several rounds of back and forth, the new emperor finally felt that he had caught up with a topic that hadn't been discussed for many days, which also involved some of the ailments that still lingered in his body.

The physicians were no longer able to treat the ailments of cultivators of his level, and True Self Realm cultivators were rare. Even though the new emperor belonged to the top echelons of the Great Han Dynasty, there were only a handful of cultivators qualified to discuss matters with him.